[NLRS] MNQP KC0IYT/R

[goverby@charter.net]

						KC0IYT MN-QSO-2004 Revision 2

I've made a couple of changes to my schedule: options for the west end of the
state, and flipped the order of Sibley and Renville counties (so I can operate
from the east end of Sibley county instead of the west end).

My planned schedule:
				Plan A		Plan B
DK  Dakota			 8:00 -  8:20am
ST  Scott			 9:00 -  9:20
CV  Carver			10:00 - 10:20
MC  McLeod			11:00 - 11:30
SI  Sibley			12:00 - 12:20
RV  Renville			13:00 - 13:20
KD  Kandiyohi			14:00 - 14:20
MK  Meeker			15:00 - 15:20	14:00 - 14:20
WR  Wright			16:00 - 16:20	15:00 - 15:20
HN  Hennepin			17:00 - 18:00	16:00 - 16:20
AN  Anoka					17:00 - 18:00

Location info:

DK  Dakota		I35E and Cliff Road
ST  Scott		Savage / Shakopee area, most likely Hwy 13 south
			of Hwy 101.  Back-up is the Hwy 169 and CR 83 area.
CV  Carver		Just west of Chaska/Carver.  Around Hwy 212 & Hwy 43
MC  McLeod		Near Plato & Highway 212
SI  Sibley		South of Plato & Highway 212
RV  Renville		Highway 212 and CR 20
			(SE corner of the county, east of Buffalo Lake)
KD  Kandiyohi		Highway 7 and county 2 near Thorpe
CP  Chippewa
SW  Swift	
MK  Meeker		South of Dassel
WR  Wright		Highway 12 area west of Delano
HN  Hennepin		Either neir Rigeview or Flying Cloud
AN  Anoka	

I've used topo maps at topozone.com to look for high areas that might work,
realising that the data is old so the areas might be completely built up.  I'm
hoping to find roads where I can sit on the shoulder for 20 minutes.

Distances between sites are in the 30 mile range.  I'm hoping to have time to
search for a good operating location and be on site early (yeah, right).

I don't know how well I'm going to be reaching out to the twin cities and
other rovers from the western counties.  If I'm not reaching the twin cities
and/or other rovers well from Sibley and Renville, I'll skip Kandiyohi and add
Anoka (Plan B).

On the other hand, if things are going well I'll take opinions from those I
work in Renville and Kandiyohi and if it seems like I can make it to the twin
cities, I may attempt Chippewa and Swift counties (cutting Wright and
Hennepin) (Plan C).  Yeah, I know that's extremely optimistic! :-)

I intend to have 6m on a dipole and monitor 50.170 and 144.220 on the beam
while driving between sites.

Thanks to Jason, N0RPM for the loan of a GPS.  At least I'll know where I am,
even when I'm lost :-)

Glen